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Playing the Gospel of Video Games /93

Hybrids: It's important to recognize that many games
are not limited to a single genre. Some are the
combination of two or more game types. In fact, as
gaming evolves, we see lines blurred between genres more
frequently than not.
Since the introduction of 3D gaming, the
action/adventure genre has grown dramatically. It is
practically a catch-all category that incorporates 3D games
with realtime combat and puzzle-solving in a fairly
cohesive storyline. Many of these games are also first-
person-shooters. Some are 3D platform titles. And most
survival horror titles qualify as Action/Adventure games
too. Another example of a hybrid is Myst. It is both an
adventure game and a puzzle game. However, it is most
certainly not an Action/Adventure game.
Even the number of game genres is so big, the video
game market is dominated by a few subcategories of
genres:
1. Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) an RTS
which contain two separate teams of equal numbers
of players fighting to destroy prebuilt structures
that appear in the same spot each time you start a
new game.
A game last anywhere from 20 minutes to over an hour
and the goal is to destroy the other team’s structures and
ultimately the opposing team’s base. Destroying
structures, killing minions and killing other players grant
your character money, gold, or other types of in-game
currency in order to buy items from your base to improve
your firepower.
After a game is completed, all progress from that game
is wiped out, and if you choose to start a new game, you
begin from the very beginning, like the previous one.